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Jael
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Jael

Nicolaas Braeu · c. 1586 - in or after c. 1600 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Jael standing with a tent peg and a hammer in her hand. In the background it is visible how she drives a tent peg into the head of the Canaanite army commander Sisera. Right behind the battlefield with the two opposing parties set up against each other. In oval with Latin border text by Theodorus Schrevelius.

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Credit lineJaël. c. 1586 - in or after c. . Nicolaas Braeu. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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